All of Mr Daniel McCrossan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the rationale for not asking for a stay on the vesting orders for the A5 Western Transport Corridor upgrade; and (ii) whether this was a policy decision by her or if the deadline missed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 29381/22-27, to detail any actions she will take to ensure there is sufficient certainty, in the absence of a climate action plan, to successfully appeal the judgement.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she has the power to appeal the High Court ruling on the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme unilaterally.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any guidance his Department issues to local councils to address excessive algae in ponds or lakes under their control, such as at Ecclesville Demense Park, Fintona.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the timescale she anticipates for getting Executive approval to appeal the recent ruling on the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) number of surplus land disposals; (ii) the income generated from surplus land disposals; and (iii) the average time taken to process a surplus land disposal, for each of the past 5 years and broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the process of restoring affected lands, followed by repeating preparatory construction works, would result in significant carbon emissions that may not be lawfully accommodated within the current framework and obligations set out by the Climate Change Act (Northern…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the costs for him and his staff to attend the Core Knowledge Foundation’s National Conference in Florida, broken down by (i) travel; (ii) hotel; and (iii) subsistence.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will review the latest regulations contained in the Northern Ireland Plant Health Label Scheme to remove unnecessary paperwork for businesses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the estimated total cost associated with reversing or restoring lands affected by the preparatory works for the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme; and (ii) whether funding remains in place to immediately recommence necessary works, once all legal and legislative…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the schools selected for part-time 20mph speed-limit zones, broken down by (i) constituency; and (ii) tranche.
Thank you, Minister. You will appreciate that this is a serious issue for everybody concerned. Barnardo's and other stakeholders criticised you and your Department today for your failure to do what you committed to doing in the strategy. Fifty organisations have written to Ministers calling for the strategy to be…
A quarter of all children — about 109,000 — live in relative poverty in the North. The Children's Commissioner, Chris Quinn, and Barnardo's think that the strategy should be rewritten so that it genuinely reflects the needs of children in low-income families. Minister, how many children are you aiming to bring out of…
Minister, at any time, did you meet the former Minister for Infrastructure, John O'Dowd, prior to his approval of the A5 in October 2024 to discuss how the A5 project might meet its Climate Change Act obligations? If so, when did you meet?
First Minister, Monday's judgement on the A5 was deeply disappointing and frustrating for so many, especially the families who have lost loved ones. You keep saying that you will do everything, but your Ministers clearly did not do enough. The judge was critical of the Department and the Ministers for failing to do…
Mr McCrossan asked the Minister for Communities, given that the draft anti-poverty strategy has been criticised for its lacking specific, measurable and time-bound targets, whether he will commit to including such targets in the final strategy, following the consultation process.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their discussions with UK Government Ministers regarding (i) the timescale; and (ii) terms of reference, for the £1million Connect Fund.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether the allocation of funding to schools through the Teacher Professional Learning Fund in years two and three will be adjusted to take into account changes in teacher count.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the proposals contained in the Third Cycle River Basin Management Plan as they effect West Tyrone.